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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Councillors and the community

Inquiry by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, 13 April 2012 to 26 March 2015. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 21 October 2014: Mr Kris Hopkins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Professor Colin Copus, Professor of Local Politics, De Montfort University, and Councillor David Sparks OBE, Chairman, Local Government Association